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Cyberwarfare requires “serious work on the resilience of cyberspace” (Henri Verdier)
The current events in Ukraine lead us to revisit the round table “A New Cold War in Cyberspace” at the FIC 2021. Henri Verdier, Ambassador for the Digital Affairs at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), defended the need to improve the resilience of global cyberspace as a whole, an action that is complementary to the strengthening of standards of responsible behaviour by States.
Security and Stability in Cyberspace -
Estelle Augat - 17 March 2022
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- Cyber industrial safety
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- Antifraud action
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- Digital Sovereignty
- Digital transition
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